The wife of bathis a housewife. Her occupation tells us that during this time period women were basically slaves and were expected to do the duties around the house that were needed, such as, cleaning, taking care of the children, and cooking. Her social standing is a middle class pilgrim.Her day to day life might be pretty stressful because of the duties she has to complete in a day. A few details that Chaucer doesnt include are her name, how old she is, if she has children and how many. The modern day occupation that corresponds is basically a stay at home wife/mother. This is because of the duties she does that are like those of which a housewife does these days.
PrologueThere was a house wife who came from bath, or somewhere around there.Sadly she was deaf in both of her earsShe was very good at making cloth.She was a better seamstress then those of Ypres and GhentHer scarfs were the finest weave and groundYou would think that they weighed at least 10 poundsShe wore them on her head on sundayHer tights were almost the brightest redClose gartered, and her shoes were nice and newHer face was bold, and felt soft, and had a soft red tintShe was very resspectful throughout her lifeShe was married five different times in church who brought her much happinessNot counting children and other peopleThere is no need to tell the truthShe had traveled three times to jerusalemShe had many foreign countries to crossShe'd been to Rome and BoulogneShe had also been to Santiago, Spain, and CologneShe learned a lot by travelingShe was gap toothed and it was obvious She sat on a horse who walked at an easy paceShe wore headcloths, and was well dressed.She was as strong as a sheildShe had a butt large enough to wrap a rug aroundOn her feet her nails were sharpAround people she could have a good timeShe knew how to fix love She learned from her own past mistakes
Chaucer's opinon toward the Wife of Bath that we understand from the text is she is beautiful, and respectful. The Wife of Bath is honest. I think he likes the character because of some of the words he uses to describe her. Some words that tell us this are, respectable, fair. There are also lines that describe her that tell us this, such as, "Close gartered, and her face, and fair, and red of hue." also, "She'd been respectable throughout her life." There are many word choices that require an understanding of vocabulary from this time period such as, kerchiefs, gartered, gap-toothed, strife, broad, spurs, perchance, and remedies.
Kerchief- a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
Garter- an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
Gap-Toothed- having a noticeable space between two teeth.
Strife- Vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:to be at strife.
Spur- a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
PrologueThere was a house wife who came from bath, or somewhere around there.Sadly she was deaf in both of her earsShe was very good at making cloth.She was a better seamstress then those of Ypres and GhentHer scarfs were the finest weave and groundYou would think that they weighed at least 10 poundsShe wore them on her head on sundayHer tights were almost the brightest redClose gartered, and her shoes were nice and newHer face was bold, and felt soft, and had a soft red tintShe was very resspectful throughout her lifeShe was married five different times in church who brought her much happinessNot counting children and other peopleThere is no need to tell the truthShe had traveled three times to jerusalemShe had many foreign countries to crossShe'd been to Rome and BoulogneShe had also been to Santiago, Spain, and CologneShe learned a lot by travelingShe was gap toothed and it was obvious She sat on a horse who walked at an easy paceShe wore headcloths, and was well dressed.She was as strong as a sheildShe had a butt large enough to wrap a rug aroundOn her feet her nails were sharpAround people she could have a good timeShe knew how to fix love She learned from her own past mistakes
Chaucer's opinon toward the Wife of Bath that we understand from the text is she is beautiful, and respectful. The Wife of Bath is honest. I think he likes the character because of some of the words he uses to describe her. Some words that tell us this are, respectable, fair. There are also lines that describe her that tell us this, such as, "Close gartered, and her face, and fair, and red of hue." also, "She'd been respectable throughout her life." There are many word choices that require an understanding of vocabulary from this time period such as, kerchiefs, gartered, gap-toothed, strife, broad, spurs, perchance, and remedies.
Kerchief- a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
Garter- an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
Gap-Toothed- having a noticeable space between two teeth.
Strife- Vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
Broad- measured from side to side
Spur- a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
Perchance- Literary . perhaps; maybe; possibly
Remedy- something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.
By: Keyarra Rasler and Ashley Harris